Civilization interview questions

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  1. The most suitable name of Indus Valley Civilization is

    1. Bronze Time Civilization
    2. Saraswati Civilization
    3. Indus Civilizaion
    4. Harappan Civilization
  2. The local name of Mohenjodaro is

    1. Mound of Great
    2. Mound of Dead
    3. Mound of Survivor
    4. Mound of Living
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    B. Mound of Dead

  3. The excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by

    1. Ayrel Stein
    2. M. Wheeler
    3. John Marshall
    4. J.H. Mackay
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    D. J.H. Mackay

  4. Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a Lipstick?

    1. Banawali
    2. Kalibangan
    3. Mohenjadaro
    4. Chanhudaro
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    D. Chanhudaro

  5. Which of the following was unknown in Indus Valley Civilization?

    1. Cotton
    2. Barley
    3. Pulses
    4. Wheat
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    C. Pulses

  6. The dockyard at Lothal was well connected with the river

    1. Tapti
    2. Narmada
    3. Ghaggar
    4. Bhogavo
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    D. Bhogavo

  7. The site of Mohenjodaro is located on the bank of river

    1. Ravi
    2. Indus
    3. Beas
    4. Sutlej
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    B. Indus

  8. Which one among the following sites is located in the valley of Ghaggar and its associated rivers?

    1. Alamgirpur
    2. Banavali
    3. Kalibangan
    4. Lothal
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    D. Lothal

  9. The famous dancing girl found in the Mohenjodaro was made up of

    1. Red limestone
    2. Terracotta
    3. Steatite
    4. Bronze
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    D. Bronze

  10. In which of the following Indus Valley sites the famous Bull seal was found?

    1. Lothal
    2. Chanhudaro
    3. Mohenjodaro
    4. Harappa
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    D. Harappa

  11. Which among the following was the most extensive Harappan city?

    1. Banavali
    2. Lothal
    3. Rakhigarhi
    4. Ropar
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    C. Rakhigarhi

  12. Which of the following showed the greatest uniformity in Indus Valley Civilization?

    1. Religious practices
    2. Building
    3. Bricks
    4. Towns planning
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    D. Towns planning

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  14. In which of the following Indus Valley sites, the cemetry R-37 was found?

    1. Dholavira
    2. Harappa
    3. Mohenjodaro
    4. Lothal
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    B. Harappa

  15. Which of the following cannot be considered Proto-Harappan culture?

    1. Amri culture
    2. Kot-Diji culture
    3. Sothi culture
    4. Jornie culture
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    D. Jornie culture

  16. Bronze statue of dancing girl has been excavated at

    1. Kalibangan
    2. Chanhudaro
    3. Harappa
    4. Mohenjodaro
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    D. Mohenjodaro

  17. A granary outside to citadel was found at

    1. Dholavira
    2. Lothal
    3. Mohenjodaro
    4. Harappa
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    C. Mohenjodaro

  18. The most common form of Harappan seal is

    1. Rounded
    2. Rectangular
    3. Cylindrical
    4. Square
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    D. Square

  19. Which of the Harappan sites has yielded evidence of two cemeteries?

    1. Ropar
    2. Kalibangan
    3. Harappa
    4. Mohenjodaro
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    C. Harappa

  20. The Director General of Archaeological Survey of India at the time of the excavation of Harappan site was

    1. Mortimer Wheeler
    2. John Marshall
    3. R.D. Banerji
    4. Dayaram Sahni
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    B. John Marshall

  21. In the excavations of Harappan sites, bones of camels have been founded at

    1. Mohenjodaro
    2. Harappa
    3. Lothal
    4. Kalibangan
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    D. Kalibangan

  22. Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard?

    1. Dholavira
    2. Lothal
    3. Mohenjodaro
    4. Harappa
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    B. Lothal

  23. Which of the following animals was unknown in Indus Valley Civilization?

    1. Lion
    2. Bull
    3. Horse
    4. Elephant
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    C. Horse

  24. Which amongst the following civilization was not contemporary with the Harappan Civilization?

    1. Mesopotamian civilization
    2. Chinese civilization
    3. Egyptian civilization
    4. Greek civilization
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    B. Chinese civilization

  25. Which of the following Harappan sites shows the earliest evidence of Earthquake?

    1. Dholavira
    2. Kalibangan
    3. Mohenjodaro
    4. Harappa
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    B. Kalibangan

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  27. In which of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites, the cotton piece was found?

    1. Chanhudaro
    2. Lothal
    3. Harappa
    4. Mohenjodaro
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    D. Mohenjodaro

  28. The Indus Valley Civilization people traded with the

    1. Mesopotamians
    2. Chinese
    3. Parthians
    4. Romans
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    A. Mesopotamians

  29. Which of the following was not worshipped by Indus Valley people?

    1. Mother Goddess
    2. Peepal
    3. Shiva
    4. Vishnu
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    D. Vishnu

  30. In the Indus Valley Civilization period. Lapis Lazuli was imported from

    1. Badakhshah
    2. Mesopotamia
    3. Gujarat
    4. Iran
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    A. Badakhshah

  31. Which of the following ethenic races was not founded from skeleton of Harappan sites?

    1. Mongoloid
    2. Mediteranean
    3. Alpine
    4. Negrito
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    D. Negrito

  32. Which type of seals was the most popular in Harappan culture?

    1. Oval
    2. Quadrate
    3. Cylindrical
    4. Rounded
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    B. Quadrate

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